America's Team Trivialities

Jersey #39

If you thought some of the other numbers were bad, we’ve now reached perhaps the worst jersey number in franchise history. Six players have worn #39, including five running backs and one defensive back.

Statistics: Smith recorded a total of two special teams tackles with the Cowboys.

Accolades: None.

Longevity: He dressed for three games with the Cowboys.

Intangibles: He was a 10th round pick by Minnesota in 1990 but did very little in the NFL.

Poll

Here are the results of the poll for this number:

Greatest #39

Lousaka Polite (53%, 35 Votes)

Derrick Gainer (39%, 26 Votes)

Broderick Sargent (5%, 3 Votes)

E.J. Jones (2%, 1 Votes)

Donald Smith (2%, 1 Votes)

Ryan Neufeld (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 66

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My Vote: Gainer

Given that we really don’t have any good choices in this list, I am left with two factors: (1) do I go with a player who is an alumnus of my current employer (see Robert Williams and Thomas Everett; but see Ron Francis)?, or (2) do I go with a player who scored a touchdown in a playoff game, of which I happen to have a copy? For purposes of showing said game clip, I’m going with Gainer.

Sargent deserves consideration because he actually started a few games at fullback. The others were minor role players who accomplished very little with Dallas.